Hamburg chosen to host 2017 World Championships

DOHA: The German city of Hamburg will host the 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships, it was announced on Tuesday. Hamburg, which is also one of the cities aiming to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, beat two other bids to secure the event in two years’ time. AIBA said it would not reveal the identity of the losing bids, though Sochi in Russia earlier this year expressed interest in hosting the 2017 championships.